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Don't use my name to extort Nigerians, IGP warns officers

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has said that police officers found guilty of using his name for extorting Nigerians will face severe punishment. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, t... Read More


Edo 2024: Labour Party responds to alleged 'information blackout' on ward congress

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Edo State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) said it is not true that the party denied its governorship aspirants information on venues of Tuesday's ward congresses in the state.... Read More


Rights activist accuses police chief of benefiting from N2.4 million extortion

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- A human rights activist in Delta State, Harrison Gwamnishu, has accused a police chief in the state of taking part in the sharing of N2,465,000 allegedly extorted from a Nigerian b... Read More


Contrasting treatments for two professors accused of sexual harassment, other top stories from South-south

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Three nude videos of a female diploma student at the University of Calabar were played in the open at a Federal High Court, Abuja, as evidence in the trial of Cyril Ndifon, the sus... Read More


Why there's power outage in Akwa Ibom - PHED

Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has attributed the current power outage in Akwa Ibom state to a "fault in (the) Aba/Itu 132kv line." The electricity dis... Read More


Police officer faces sanction over alleged N2.4 million extortion

Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- The Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Abiniwonda Olufemi has removed a Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) in Abraka from his post over an allegation of extorting N2,465,000 from a... Read More


Police recommend for dismissal officers who extorted $3000 from Nigerians

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The police in Rivers State said they have recommended for dismissal three of their officers who abducted two Nigerians and extorted $3, 000 from them. The police, which disclosed ... Read More


Sex-for-admission allegation, police extrajudicial killing, other top stories from South-south last week

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- From a professor putting pressure on a female student to trade her virginity for admission to a man beheading his girlfriend, and a top PDP leader predicting the 'death' of the par... Read More


Police operatives detained over alleged killing of vigilante leaders, two others

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- The police in Delta State have detained some police officers for allegedly shooting dead leaders of a vigilante group in Idjerhe kingdom, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the ... Read More